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10 Second Mindset Fix #1: The Habit of Persistence

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10 Second Mindset Fix #1:  The Habit of Persistence

The Habit of Persistence is the path to getting you to where you want to be and who you want to become...  Don’t overthink this journey to reach ANY goal you have in front of you - just be persistent. Do hard work now – consistently and patiently.  Assess yourself regularly to see if you are turning weaknesses into strengths and maintaining strengths as needed for your specific tasks in your future. Hard work, consistency, and patience wins every time. The 10 Second Mindset is a series of quick form posts with the goal of helping you snap into a...

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Hard Work Is The Answer - No Need to Overcomplicate Things

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Hard Work Is The Answer - No Need to Overcomplicate Things

Too Much Thinking - Not Enough Doing: Get to Work! From Only Easy Day @onlyeasyday I had a recent conversation with a potential spec ops candidate who kept asking questions concerning his future journey and all my answers came back to being patient, being consistent, and working hard. Do the hard work!  Not just enough to get by but more than anyone in the room.If you are asking similar questions of yourself, understand that it does not have to be complicated. In fact, it is quite simple if you are willing to put in the work. Here are some of the...

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Two Quotes Reveal How Any Person With a Dream Can Be More Motivated and Disciplined with Confidence That They Are On The Right Path

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Two Quotes Reveal How Any Person With a Dream Can Be More Motivated and Disciplined with Confidence That They Are On The Right Path

Follow Your Passion, Discover Your WHY, and Find Your Purpose "Allow your passion to become your purpose and it will one day become your profession." "But your profession is not what brings home your paycheck - Your profession is what you were put on Earth to do with such passion and such intensity that it becomes a spiritual calling." (translated from ancient Latin)             - Two Quotes by Gabby Bernstein and Virgil respectively These two quotes by Gabby Bernstein and Virgil respectively were found when I was researching for quotes with the terms "passion" and "calling" in them.  I found these two quotes that were developed...

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The Most Important Articles / Videos to Watch to Learn the CSS

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The Most Important Articles / Videos to Watch to Learn the CSS

Check Out These To Master the Combat Swimmer Stroke (CSS) Learning the CSS is a technique issue that may take a few days to master or weeks depending on your level of swimming comfort. Not many people know this stroke nor do they know how to teach it as it is not one of the popular competitive strokes we all know or have seen (freestyle / crawlstroke, breast stroke, butterfly, back stroke).  Elementary side stroke is taught and used with life guard training so there are some similarities some of the strokes above and the Combat Swimmer Stroke. Streamline Body Position...

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Workouts That Prove Time is Relative!

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Workouts That Prove Time is Relative!

Time is Relative as Proven with the Following Workout Combinations           If you have ever treaded water for 10 minutes or stayed in the plank pose for the same time, you have experienced the exercise time machine. The other day, we decided to add a fun grand finale to the an already challenging upper body workout. We discovered that the 10 minutes that it takes to do these workouts all made time speed up or slow down to an excruciating pace.  10 min Death By Pushups - Here is a classic plank and pushup combination where you...

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